Feng Yi was a Chinese

Han Chinese

Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...

 general

General

A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

 of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was famous for his modest character; he would sit under a tree while the other generals were receiving rewards for their conquests. For this particular reason, he was called The Big Tree General. Emperor Ming honored those who had served his father well by painting their portraits on a palace tower(云台二十八将, Yuntai 28 Generals

Yuntai 28 generals

In the era of Later Han Dyanasty, Emperor Ming of Han honored those who had served his father well by painting their portraits on South Palace's tower in Luoyang.-Order:# Deng Yu # Wu Han...

), Deng's portrait was placed in the 7th position.